STANFORD, Calif. — With his predecessor Jon Brockman watching from the Haas Pavilion stands, Washington junior Matthew Bryan-Amaning played his best game since being benched last month.

The 6-foot-9, 240-pound forward provided the Huskies a defensive presence beneath the rim that was missing in the opening minutes when California forward Jamal Boykin pounded the Huskies for six easy points.

Bryan-Amaning made an immediate impact upon entering the game. On consecutive possessions, he forced Boykin into turnovers.

When he finished, Bryan-Amaning had 13 points — his most since a Dec. 27 game against San Francisco — and a team-high-tying six rebounds.

It wasn’t enough to prevent Cal from running away with a 93-81 victory, but in addition to his previous impressive outings, it was enough to put him back into the starting lineup for Saturday’s game at Stanford.

As a starter, Breshers has yet to reach double digits in scoring or rebounding and he hasn’t played more than 22 minutes, partly because he’s still recovering from shin surgery that forced him to miss the 2008-09 season.

Romar acknowledged Breshers and freshman Abdul Gaddy, who has started the past 16 games in place of Overton, appear to have hit the rookie wall.

“Maybe they’ve hit a wall, but I do think they have gained some valuable experience being in there in the thick of things,” Romar said.

Despite Breshers’ recent troubles — he had three points and one rebound in each of the past two games — Romar said the lineup switch is a result of Bryan-Amaning’s improved play.

Not including a four-minute stint at UCLA, Bryan-Amaning shot 54 percent and averaged 9 points, 5.6 rebounds, 2 blocks and 22.3 minutes in seven of the past eight games.